The Man I Love

<span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">As flinty chanteuse Petey Brown, Ida Lupino is at the apex of her big-screen glamour, offering a radiantly romantic vision of the post-WWII American woman—able to settle everyone’s hash but her own. A road trip through a world of atmospheric nightclubs, tenements, and backlot streets, this majestic melodrama is part noir, part soap opera, and pure Hollywood magic.&nbsp;</span><br style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">This was Lupino’s third film with director Walsh, and, despite the high heels and form-fitting lamé gowns, Ida is every bit as tough as she was in the first two: </span><em style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">They Drive by Night</em><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> and </span><em style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">High Sierra</em><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">. Featuring an array of classic songs, including “Why Was I Born?” and the Gershwin melody “The Man I Love,” Lupino’s singing voice for the film was dubbed by American contralto Peg La Centra, wife of actor Paul Stewart, a NOIR CITY favorite. Reportedly, the film’s mix of music, romance, and noir inspired Martin Scorsese to make his own film: </span><em style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">New York, New York</em><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">.</span>DramaPT1H36MNR2026-11-14USen
Rami Malek
Tom Sturridge
Luther Ford
Ira Sachs
Scott McGehee
David Siegel
Saïd Ben Saïd
Myriam Schroeter
Mike Spreter
Misook Doolittle
The Man I Love"The Man I Love"

Showtimes

November 14, 2:25 pm

Ambler Theater